feb 26, 1822 - Pasteur, Louis (1822 - 1895)
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(1) First to recognize infective bacteria as disease-causing agents; (2) developed concept of immunochemistry; (3) initiated heat-sterilization of wine and milk (pasteurization); (4) observed optical isomers (enantiomers) in tartaric acid.
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